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s 1Name of Act s 2Commencement s 3(Repealed)s 4Act binds Crown s 5Definitions s 5AReferences to Presiding Officers s 6Office of Ombudsman s 6AVeto of proposed appointment of Ombudsman s 7Acting Ombudsman s 8Deputy Ombudsman and Assistant Ombudsman s 8ADeputy Ombudsman—functions s 8BActing Deputy Ombudsman and Assistant Ombudsman s 9(Repealed)s 10Delegation s 10ADelegation to other Ombudsman s 10BDelegation from other jurisdictions s 11Effect of certain acts etc s 11AApplication of Part s 12Right to complain s 12AReferral of complaints about public authorities for investigation s 13Decision for investigation s 13AAPreliminary inquiries s 13ADealing with complaint by conciliation s 14Amendment of Schedule s 15Reasons for refusal to conciliate, investigate or continue to investigate s 16Notice of investigation s 17Privacy s 18Ombudsman may require information, document or other thing s 19Inquiries s 19ARestriction on publication of evidence s 19BPublication of evidence given at inquiry s 19CDisclosures prejudicing investigations s 20Entry on premises etc s 21Limits on secrecy and privilege s 21APrivilege as regards entry and inspections on public premises s 21B(Repealed)s 21CInjunction s 22Cabinet information and proceedings s 23Expert assistance s 24Persons to be heard s 25Consultation with responsible Minister s 25AReview of complaints handling systems s 25KDefinitions s 25LMonitoring and assessment of Aboriginal programs s 25MProvision of information s 25NReporting on Aboriginal programs s 25AA(Repealed)s 26Report of investigation s 26AAuthority to pay compensation s 27Default in consequent action s 28Serious misconduct s 29Report to complainant or the relevant person s 30Annual reports s 30APublic availability of annual reports s 31Special report to Parliament s 31AAProvisions relating to reports s 31ABProvision of information to DPP, ICAC and Commissioner of Police s 31ACOmbudsman may furnish information to public authority s 31AConstitution of Joint Committee s 31BFunctions s 31BAPower to veto proposed appointments s 31CMembership s 31DVacancies s 31EChair and Deputy Chair s 31FProcedure s 31FAReporting when Parliament not in session s 31GEvidence s 31HConfidentiality s 31IApplication of certain Acts etc s 31JValidity of certain acts or proceedings s 31KObjects of Part s 31LInterpretation s 31MMeaning of “protected action” and “limited protected action”s 31NMeaning of “protected obligation”s 31OReasonable management action not prevented s 31POther provisions not affected s 31QLimitation on protections for limited protected action s 31RDetrimental action offence s 31SDetrimental action—recovery of damages s 31TEmployer liability for detrimental action by employee s 31UInjunctions relating to detrimental action s 31VImmunity from costs orders s 31WDetrimental action—relationship between criminal and civil proceedings s 31XProtections from liability s 31YUndertakings s 31ZIdentifying information not to be disclosed s 32Staff s 33Preservation of certain rights s 34Disclosure of information s 35Ombudsman, officer or expert as witness s 35AImmunity of Ombudsman and others s 35BApplication to Supreme Court s 35CReferral of legal question to Civil and Administrative Tribunal for advisory opinion s 35DInter-relationship between Ombudsman and NCAT s 35EReferral of online complaints about public authorities s 36Protection against self-incrimination s 36ADuty of public authority to cooperate and assist s 37Offences s 38Proceedings for offences s 38AAFees for services s 38AFees for services provided under Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022 s 39Regulations s 40Savings and transitional provisions s 41Definitions s 42Referral of complaints between relevant agencies s 43Sharing of information by relevant agencies s 44Delegation s 45Inter-agency agreements to be publicly available s 1 s 2 s 2A s 3 s 4 s 5(Repealed)s 6 s 7 s 8 s 9 s 10 s 11 s 12 s 13 s 14 s 15 s 16(Repealed)s 17 s 18 s 19 s 20 s 21 s 26 s 27 s 28(Repealed)s 1Regulations s 2Existing Deputy Ombudsman and Assistant Ombudsman s 3Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2003 s 4Joint Committee s 5Royal Commissions and Ombudsman Legislation Amendment Act 2013 s 6Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2015 s 7Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2019 s 22-25(Repealed)

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This Act may be cited as the Ombudsman Act 1974.

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